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VivA

@vivanz.bsky.social
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Lives in Aotearoa New Zealand. Retired after 25 years as educator. Proud mum & granny. Donkey and Whippet companion. Enthusiasms include knitting and reading (preferably at same time), growing native trees and veggies. A little obsessed with linoprinting.

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VivA @vivanz.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
A six layer reduction print I created for a wetlands themed exhibition in Hawkes Bay. I learned so much from this process ... including the importance of allowing time to let the layers dry ... and using tissue paper to add a pop of colour. #linoprint #printmaking #wetlands
A reduction lino print  in shades of brown and green, depicting a wooden jetty over water with reflectionsm also a rustic post and a floating orange life ring. The water is teeming with plant life.
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intrplnetsarah.bsky.social @intrplnetsarah.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
There’s a full Moon today! Let’s celebrate with some Moon art! The March full Moon is sometimes called the Crow Moon. #FullMoon #Moon #linocut
3-block linocut relief print of 4 crows sitting on a ragged fence with the full Moon behind them.
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Maria Strutz @mariastrutz.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
'Fox Moon' 🌘🌑🌒 I carved this linocut originally for the 2nd lunar eclipse of 2020 in celebration of foxes, their wild untameable nature and their ability to adapt to different environments, regardless of whether people like them or not 🦊🐾🧡 For today's #FullMoon and #LunarEclipse #FoxofTheDay
a fox running from right to left across fields. A full moon with a dark shadow on the right, with crescent moons on the moon's left and right. There are various crescents to the right of the crescent moon on the right, these could be the fox's tail in movement or ears of corn. Linocut, orange red, white and black, Maria Strutz
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
'Running Iris' linocut by Australian printmaker Rachel Newling #WomensArt
Print featuring a plant with dark green speared leaves and blue and yellow flowers against a white background
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VivA @vivanz.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
I tried something new recently - #linoprint on tshirts. Made for my niece and nephews, the designs are interpretations of the meanings of their given names. Enjoyed creating something so personalised for 3 special people. Would like to explore this idea more. #printmaking #linoprinting #handmade
Linoprinted t shirt with image of ‘shield maiden’Lino cut printed t shirt with image of ‘wolf man’ Lino print t shirt with image of ‘ankle puller’
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Jaq - Art &c @jaqarts.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Hugo Henneberg, (1863-1918) The Blue Lagoon, linocut, 1904
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Mr Natural @neilmatheson66.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Martin Trufitt-Baker. Winter Pinecone. #Linocut
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enolezdrata @enolezdrata.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
15x40 cm goat #linoprint #linocut
a two layers linocut: a goat tethered by the river at sunset. The background is a peach-to-pink gradient, with the main subject rendered in a single shade of brown; white sun and lights are the color of the paper.
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Silhouettist @silhouettist.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
One of my favourite silhouettes by Battista Baj. Cut from black paper with scissors in the 1900s, probably in Italy, with some shading added in pencil. The cutting of the wing collar and spectacles is really great.
Silhouette of a man with beard and moustache facing left on a plain card. He has small, round spectacles and is wearing a cloth cap, wide neck tie and white, wing-collar shirt. Underneath is the artist's stamp: Baj.
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VivA @vivanz.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Working on my first ever #linocut commission … a friend asked for a nz-summer themed Christmas card design. This is a pohutukawa blossom (known as the nz Christmas tree because it blooms bright red on green in December). Planning to print in black then overpaint in red, green and gold.
A freshly carved linocut block depicting three blossoms and two leaves on a stem. A cutting tool lies next to the block.
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Sarah Robinson @sarahdesigns.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Are you sick of AI slop? My mini linocuts make great little gifts for someone who appreciates all things original and human-made! #handprinted #madebyahuman #natureinspiration www.etsy.com/shop/SarahRo...
This is a photograph of 4 linocuts lying on a wooden table, surrounded by wild flowers. They're printed in black ink onto textured khadi paper and they feature a sun with a face, a bird on a branch, oak leaves with acorns and a spotty toadstool.
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MFCarter @mfcarter.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Annie Soudain, Meadow Path is a vibrant linocut that invites you to wander—not just through a landscape, but through a memory of summer held in color and pattern.
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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
I've TWO of these beautiful 'Witch & Hare' original linocuts by my mum, Jo, to give away to my Bluesky followers. The print is from my recently republished book, Help The Witch. All you have to do to enter is repost this story from the book (maybe give it a read too?) www.tom-cox.com/robot-2/
Witch, hare and herbs linocut by my mum.My book Help The Witch
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Sarah Robinson @sarahdesigns.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
I'm putting some greeting cards together for a couple of customers and enjoying the satisfying mix of colours and pattern. #thoughtfulgifts #illustration #linocut #shopindie #shopsmall www.etsy.com/shop/SarahRo...
This is a photo of some bundles of greeting cards which are tied with twine. They are all reproduced from my original linocuts and have design elements taken from foliage, flowers and seed heads. Some of them also have patterned borders with dots, scallops and stars.
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Matt Pearce art @mattpearceart.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
“First Day of Spring”, a two-layer #linocut print. The cat is Lily who I sadly lost in April, spring was her favourite season, and it’s mine too 🌱 #Welshart
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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
It's the time of year again -- time to do your holiday shopping from independent artists. It's more important than ever to support people actually making stuff! If you're an artist or craftsperson of any kind, please reply to this with what you make and a link to your store and I'll share it!
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VivA @vivanz.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
I made this for a friend based on a photo of her and her daughter. I love how with #linocut a few simple lines can express so much ...
Lino print image in black and white depicting a mother holding a child.
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VivA @vivanz.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Bzzzzz - a lil #linocut experiment #bee #printmaking
A lino cut print of a bee against honeycomb. The print is made with two layers in yellow and blackTwo carved lino printing blocks. The one on the left is inked in yellow and the one on the right is inked in black. The layers combine to create a print of black bee on yellow honeycomb
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The Annex Galleries @theannexgalleries.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
In honor of #womenshistorymonth we offer a 1929 color linocut by #SybilAndrews, "Haulers." Andrews is among the most noted printmakers of the early 20th century, influenced by her early training in welding to her time at the #GrosvenorSchoolofModernArt www.annexgalleries.com/inventory/de...
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Sarah Robinson @sarahdesigns.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
I don't want to be on ghastly x anymore but it's where a lot of my sales come from so this post is a brazen request for shares to spread the word about my work on a kinder platform that isn't run by a dangerous megalomaniac! www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Sara... #selfemployedartist #ukgifthour #shopindie
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VivA @vivanz.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
This was a neat little experiment - the challenge from our local print club was to incorporate something recycled in our #printmaking. I had been hoarding used #teabags for a while, so ended up making these cute little #linocut minatures. #tea #linoprinting #teapot
A small linoprint image of a kettle printed onto a used teabagThree small linoprint images printed onto used teabags. Each print is pasted onto a black card. The images are 'tea' themed, with a steaming cup of tea, a jug, and a kettle.A small linoprint image printed onto a used teabag. The image shows a steaming cup of tea in black ink.A small linoprint image printed onto a used teabag. The image shows a jug in black ink.
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VivA @vivanz.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
I loved attending my first branch meeting of PCANZ (print council) last year. A joy to meet experienced #printmakers. Each month there is a challenge. This time it was to #print using yellow. Proud to see my #linocut wētā bug among all those professional looking images. #printmaking #linoprinting
A selection of 16 prints by different artists laid on a table. All feature the colour yellow. Images include abstracts, a chair, pots, leaves, an insect, and a flower.
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Startling Lady of Gore @postnatodepression.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
"North Otago" Linocut by Colin McCahon, 1973 Ref 1979/44, Auckland Art Gallery
A black and white picture of- look. There's no way around this, it looks like a black triangle of pubic hair in between two plump thighs. I guess I could make some crack about Otago's fertile rolling fields, but I am a humble lesbian currently experiencing a Pavlovian reflex. I'm looking around for her cat right now. I'm going to leave lipstick marks on her thighs and she's going to stop me and ask what shade that is.
She has four other flatmates, all of whom are going to have to pretend like they didn't hear us fucking when I meet them in the kitchen two hours later for leftover tofu stirfry.
My girlfriend is in another city and I miss her.
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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Hazel McNab (British Artist, born 1965) "Evening Light on the Severn," 2022 Reduction Linocut Print, 55 × 42 cm. Private Collection. #art #painting #painters
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Startling Lady of Gore @postnatodepression.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
"Māui and the Fire Goddess" Linocut by E. Mervyn Taylor, 1952. Ref 2004-0026-1, Te Papa.
Shows Māui in the act of transforming into a bird as flames leap around him- his grandmother is great and terrible in the background.
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Big Bearded Spookseller @bigbeardedbookseller.com · 21/01/2025
Finally got around to taking a photo of the four bookmarks done by @mariastrutz.bsky.social that aren't in books right now These are gorgeous linoprint scenes associated with @hookland.bsky.social More of Maria's work can be found here www.maria-strutz.co.uk 💙📚 #BookSky #bookmark #linocut
Four bookmarks with linocut images on them
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VivA @vivanz.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
Here’s a peep at the handmade picture book I created for my baby grandson. (Video is in two parts) I enjoyed every step of the process … creating the #linoprints, printing the text on an old fashioned letterpress, and learning to bookbind to bring it all together. #linocut #printmaking #picturebook
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VivA @vivanz.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
This is the final #linoprint I created for my grandson’s #picturebook. It features our ‘five precious pets’ including the dog and cat who are no longer with us (shown in pictures in the background). Quite like the composition of this one. #linocut #linoprintng #printmaking #lino
Black and white linocut image of five pets. In the foreground are a whippet, a small Italian greyhound and a cat. The ear of the whippet, the paws of the small dog and the whiskers of the cat protrude beyond the frame. Behind them are depicted framed pictures of another cat and a dog.
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VivA @vivanz.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Four cheerful chickens … in #linoprint created for my grandson’s Christmas picture book … I was happy with the ‘chatter’ as it adds texture - though I’m keen to learn to carve clean areas as I build my skills. #linoprint #linoprinting #blockprint #chickens #printmaking
A linoprint image of chickens - two dark coloured birds at the front, smaller white and black birds at the rear. Black ink on cream paper. The image has lots of ‘chatter’ (obvious marks from carving)
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VivA @vivanz.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Another #print created last year for my grandson’s Christmas picture book … ‘three shabby sheep’. I messed up the carving so printed it three times, cut out and collaged to give three identical heads … it kinda works … since it’s sheep!? #linocut #linoprinting #blockprint #sheep #esdee #printmaking
A lino print image of three sheep in black ink on cream paper. The three sheep have identical heads - two of these have been pasted onto the print.
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VivA @vivanz.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
In 2024 I decided to a good way to learn #linocut was to make a picture book for my grandson featuring animals that live with us on our lifestyle property … here are the ‘canny kunekune’ (nz pigs). Prints are very basic but it was a fun project… #linocutting #linoprinting #kunekune #printmaking
Simple lino cut print images in black ink on off-white paper featuring a pair of smiling kunekune pigs.
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Atelier Sentô @ateliersento.com · 02/01/2025
Linocut is a technique that reminds us that many things we rely on machines for can also be done by hand. And that’s quite a comforting thought. Process video available on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/119018...
Making of a linocut print
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VivA @vivanz.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
I created this wētā print back in October. Registration’s a bit out but I like how the white ‘pops’. Wētā are awesome bugs - ranging from cricket to mouse sized! Lots of cave dwelling ones in the old platinum mine shafts near my home town. #linocut #linoprinting #printmaking #wētā #linocutting
A reduction linoprint image of a wētā (native New Zealand insect) in shades of tan, black and white.
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Ormstein @purebob.bsky.social · 03/11/2023
This time of year, hill farmers in northern Italy seek out lambs born late because of warm autumns. They use donkeys to carry them warmly and safely to lower pastures and shelters. #donkeys
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VivA @vivanz.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
Bella and Missy love it when I do the weeding! #donkeys #gardening
Two brown donkeys in a paddock eating a pile of weeds.
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VivA @vivanz.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
This print of three piwakawaka (fantails) was a gift for my bestie for Christmas … she’s a protective mum to two kids and she saw it as an image of her and her family … which I just love! #linocut #linoprint #linoprinting #printmaking #art #piwakawaka
Print of three piwakawaka (nz fantails) in grey, pale green, and black.
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History Chrono @historyachannel.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
🎨🖌️ #drawingOfTheDay: In 1515, Albrecht Dürer completed "The Rhinoceros" a woodcut that became one of his most famous works. Despite never seeing a rhinoceros in person, Dürer's detailed and imaginative depiction captivated Europe and influenced natural history illustrations for centuries. 🦏✒️
The first known print of the rhinoceros is a rather primitive woodcut which illustrates a poem by Giovanni Giacomo Penni published in Rome in July 1515.
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VivA @vivanz.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
This was my first attempt at reduction printing from back in May 2024… It’s still one of my favourite prints so far! #linoprinting #linocut #linoprint #printmaking #pinecone
A linocut image of a pinecone in ochre, grey, and black Four linocut images of a pinecone laid out to dry on an artists workbenchA linocut of a pinecone in gold, and black ink on plum coloured paper A linocut image of a pinecone in ochre and black with some white details
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VivA @vivanz.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
I love how I learn something with every print I create … #linocut #linoprint #linoprinting #printmaking
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phoenixrising @mmcarthur.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
Olesya Dzhuraeva (Ukraine) : Morning Conversation, 2016 Linocut, 21 x 29cm
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VivA @vivanz.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
I love how lino cutting can elevate the simplest of drawings #linocutting #linoprint #linoprinting #printmaking
A repeated pattern of linocut images of a stovetop coffee maker. Black ink on off-white paper A simple linocut image of 3 wine bottles and a glass inside a heavy frame. Black ink on off-white paper
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VivA @vivanz.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Back in February ‘24 I tried #linoprinting for the first time. I was intrigued by the legend of the ‘black dog of Bungay’ so my first effort explored that. Second was a picture of my donkeys. I knew right away I was hooked …
A small square lino cut image of a giant dog leaping through the sky in front of a white moon with buildings below. Print is heavily inked in dark blue on off white paper.A small Lino cut image of two donkeys behind a fence. One is facing front, the other to the right. A mountain in the background. Dark blue ink on off white paper.
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MommyUnit of Beach Therapy, Wine & Super Bowl Wins @mommyunit.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Amazing linocut artist out of Cornwall The Brit and I discovered and are now obsessed with. Hazel McNab. Just wow!
A black, white and grey beach scene with sandy waves and with rocks visible on the right of the scene.
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Nothings Monstered @nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Dawn — William H. Hays linocut print 9 x 12 in
A stream running through a dark wood. The yellow of dawn shines off the water.
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Bianca 🇳🇱 @lilybee73.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
St. Michael’s Mount; a beautiful linocut by Hazel McNab
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Toby Morris @xtotl.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Here's a new comic I've been working on with CreativeNZ, trying to explain the state of arts funding in NZ. It's a been a big project, hope it helps. In some ways it's complex, in other ways it's simple: art and creativity are a public good thespinoff.co.nz/partner/29-1...
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Behind the scenes of New Zealand arts funding
We all appreciate the arts – but how well do we know how they’re funded, or what’s needed to support the creative ecosystem?
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Te Herenga Waka University Press @thwupbooks.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
THWUP News | December 2024 This month, we farewell Craig after almost 20 years at THWUP, look forward to some summer reading, release beautiful new editions of three remarkable Catherine Chidgey novels, and celebrate another month of great news, reviews & interviews. mailchi.mp/wgtn.ac.nz/t...
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VivA @vivanz.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Some little #linocut blocks for Christmas tags. Most imagery ‘borrowed’ from d’internet rather than my own, but you gotta start somewhere!
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